Disney Sues Dish Network to Block Sling TV’s Short-Term ‘Passes,’ Alleging They Violate Distribution Agreement

Sling TV, the internet TV service owned by Dish Network, two weeks ago introduced a suite of new packages that let you sign up to get a little as 24 hours of live TV, or pay for just one weekend or one week.

Disney and ESPN have now cried foul — saying the new Sling packages violate the terms of the media company’s programming distribution agreements. Disney filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Dish in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking to have the three services remove Disney’s networks.

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